Oregon City

The Oregon City district serves roughly 3,318 students across six schools in Oregon and Curtice, Ohio: three elementary schools (K–4) — Coy Elementary School, Jerusalem Elementary School and Starr Elementary School — two middle schools (Eisenhower Intermediate School and Fassett Junior High School), and one high school, Clay High School. The district ranks 274 of 773 (about the 65th percentile, 3 stars), somewhat above the middle of the state — but individual schools differ far more than that single district line suggests.

The strongest stories sit in the elementary and middle grades. Coy is the most consistent performer, holding 4 stars and rankings at the 75th percentile or better three years running while carrying the district's highest free/reduced-lunch rate (54.73%) — its 3rd-grade math proficiency was 87% versus 62.1% statewide. Jerusalem posts the top elementary scores (4th-grade math 87.2%, ELA 84.7%), the lowest chronic absenteeism (9.6%) and the highest per-student spending ($12,020). Fassett has improved its rank every year on file (61 → 63 → 69 percentile, now 3 stars) with 7th-grade ELA at 80.4% versus 62.7% state, and does it on the district's lowest per-student spending ($7,641). Starr is the lowest-performing elementary, below district averages in all four tested subjects. Clay is mixed: strong in American Government (79.5%), American History (81.2%) and Biology (71.2%) with a 94.4% graduation rate, but weak in Geometry (35.1% vs 43.3% state, down from 43.6%) and now at the 49th percentile (2 stars).

A few patterns matter for families. Chronic absenteeism rises sharply with grade level — under 14% at each elementary school, 22.4% at Fassett, and 31.1% at Clay, well above the district's 19.6%. High school mathematics is the clearest soft spot, since the district's Algebra I figure is lifted by Fassett's junior-high cohort rather than by Clay. Poverty and spending do not track neatly with results here, and some very high scores (Eisenhower's 7th-grade math, Fassett's Algebra I) come from small tested groups rather than whole-school averages. Note too that Eisenhower's free/reduced-lunch figure is not reported, its rank history stops after 2021‑22, and spending data is from 2018‑19.